It’s meant for one specific person: my MeMe. This week is the week of my MeMe’s funeral. If you follow me on any of the social networks, this won’t come as a surprise to you. Today, during the week of her funeral, I would like to introduce you to my MeMe; Laura Black. After my grandfather passed away, my MeMe came to live with us. Tweet.

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FRESHNETWORKS

DECEMBER 29, 2010

[Meme, Social Media] 6 Social Media Memes of 2010

Here’s a roundup of six key socialmediamemes from 2010. There are many lessons to learn from these crowd-sourced socialmedia riffs – what kicks them off, how they spread and what groups adopt them. However, we’re going to leave the psychoanalysis to others and just give you the list: Sad Keanu Meme. The remix: Epic Beard Man.

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TWIST IMAGE[Meme, Social Media] How Did The Color Of A Dress Become A Bigger Story Than Net Neutrality?

presidential debates, Internet memes have become an extremely popular way to influence and participate in social discourse and pop culture. There have been a lot of articles written lately about what it means for a brand to “ memejack ” or hitch a ride on a popular meme to raise awareness and associate your product with a cultural idea that has spread virally.

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WAXING UNLYRICAL

MARCH 12, 2014

[Meme, Social Media] Memejacking: How to Get Started Marketing with Memes

Memes are one of those things. For most of us, memes are a trifling way to spend the day: a source of laughter or, albeit less frequently, inspiration. For marketers, memes may have come to represent something very different: an “in” with the “Internet culture” crowd. It would probably be useful to cover the basics first, such as: What’s a meme? Why Does It Work?

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WAXING UNLYRICAL

APRIL 30, 2013

[Meme, Social Media] The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing

am a socialmedia advocate. But I hate the ugly side of socialmedia sharing; especially when kids are involved. Susan didn’t even know the image had gone viral until she saw another Facebook friend shared the meme on April 22. But before they did, between these two pages the meme was shared more than 4,000 times, and had received more than 2,300 likes.

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SOCIALNOMICS

APRIL 3, 2012

[Meme, Social Media] How to Use Memes to Create Social Media Engagement

With the rapid proliferation of socialmedia and socialmedia channels, there’s been an equally as rapid growth in the creation of memes. While memes — highly viral niche content with fast burnout rates — have existed for some time, they are currently the internet’s favorite phenomena. Some of our favorite memes include: Smirnoff Ice’s Tea Partay.

[Meme, Social Media] "Hello, Social Media Experts" A Video Tribute to the Meme

And thanks to Bob Newhart (and belated Happy Birthday) for the idea: Related Elsewhere: The Meme to End All Memes by Beth Harte or Geoff Livingston. It's Time for the Anti-SocialMedia Guru Meme to Die by Shel Holtz. Tags: Blog Coach Conversations SocialMediaSocial Networks
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What makes a blog post or other item in socialmedia 'shareable'? For me the work of Susan Blackmore in The Meme Machine gives us incredible insight. It likens how human beings have evolved to what ideas need to create an 'idea meme'. . The world is full of ideas.that means that only some will be turned into meme's. The core of the idea will remain constant but meme's happen when they allow people to enhance, change or embrace it in some way. Susan Blackmore: Memes and "temes". Lively Loves of Social Marketing. That means that.(3).
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Most people understand that LinkedIn is no longer just an online resume but a robust social network where professionals are able to connect, share and gather insights from others in their industry. One of the recent enhancements to LinkedIn is the ability to share rich-media into the activity stream like pictures. few of the guys from sales created some funny memes about LinkedIn and I posted one into my profile Monday morning. Withing an hour I was seeing that 3rd degree connections were engaged with the meme. 'LinkedIn is the professional network. link].
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meme, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary , is “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” ” Originally coined by evolutionary biologist and ethologist Richard Dawkins in the 1970s, a meme is something with which just about every member of a culture is familiar. For example, the simple act of swinging a hammer to drive in a nail would be considered a meme, or the way Bostonians pronounce the word “car.” Dissecting the meme. What makes a meme popular? Making Memes.
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SocialMedia Predictions. And since we’re already spending so much time looking forward this month as we dug into the nitty gritty of planning, I thought, why not also take some time to make some socialmedia predictions? might as well get those socialmedia predictions done. Kids (of all ages) using social networks to share secrets that really aren’t so secret ? New Meme Will Backfire. We Might Begin to Realize SocialMedia Can Drive Revenue. There Will Be New SocialMedia Networks. 'By Eleanor Pierce.
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